Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Parton · 1983
Save The Last Dance For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
RCA 0 C-PB-3703-A H1A runout, stamped, H1 is etched
RCA 0 C-PB-3703-B H1B runout, stamped, H1 is etched
PB 3703-ALabel side A
PB 3703-BLabel side B
PB13703A-10S [4337] TML-XRunout, Side A, Etched [Mirrored] variant 1
PB13703 B-65 [4339] TML-XRunout, Side B, Etched [Mirrored] variant 1
PB13703A-15S TML-S I A2Runout, Side A variant 2
PB13703B-10S I A3 TML-MRunout, Side B variant 2
PW 13712-A-1S TML A2 BEtched, Side A Runout [TML A2 = stamped]
PW 13712-B -̶1̶0̶2̶ 1S TML X A1 FEtched, Side B Runout [TML X A1 = stamped]
PW-13712-ASide A Label Matrix No.
PW-13712-BSide B Label Matrix No.
PB13703A-4S TML-X MR △109539Runout Side A Etched, TML-X Stamped
PB13703 B-2S TML-X MR △109539XRunout Side B Etched, TML-X Stamped
PB-13703-ALabel Side A
PB-13703-BLabel Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor 104228First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor 104228First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Barbados | RCA PB-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA PB-13703First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 3703 / RCA PB 3703First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA JK-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | RCA PB 3703First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 104228First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | RCA PB 3703 / RCA Victor PB 3703First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | RCA JW-13712First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | RCA PW-13712First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | RCA JK-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | RCA JK-13703 / RCA PB-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | RCA JK-13703First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Save The Last Dance For Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB 3703.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB 3703, JK-13703, PB-13703, PW-13712) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA 0 C-PB-3703-A H1 and RCA 0 C-PB-3703-B H1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
